In winter, wear big shoes

 At the Beijing Winter Olympics, Canada sent a large team. Winter in most parts of Canada is as long as half a year, but this does not dampen their enthusiasm for outdoor sports. In Canada, both men, women and children can find outdoor activities suitable for them. In addition to traditional skiing, ice skating, ice hockey, etc., there are also some lesser-known winter leisure sports.

The best way to walk in the snow

Snowshoeing has been around for thousands of years in Canada. In winter, you only need to put on a special kind of shoe hand - snow shoes (as shown in the picture), you are not afraid of your feet sinking into the snow, and you can walk on the snow like flat ground. This is the crystallization of Aboriginal wisdom. Bigfoot shoes are a walking method for aboriginal hunters to chase animals on the snow in winter. It increases the area of ​​the feet and reduces the pressure. It will not slip and sink in the snow and can walk like flying. The early snow shoes were made of wood and now also have aluminum frames, and the design of the shoe has become more and more sophisticated, but the same thing is that it is still the best choice for Canadians to walk in the snow.

This sport is easy to learn, there is no age limit at all, and there is no need to know how to ski. Even the elderly can easily control snow shoes as long as they can walk. Put on a down jacket, a hat and a scarf, put on snow shoes over your boots, walk through the white fields and through the silver-covered forests, you can not only enjoy the snowy scenery, but also achieve the purpose of fitness. • A great way to burn off excess calories in winter. Standing in the middle of the endless snow, looking at the snow-covered peaks and looking at the big footprints left in the snow behind you, you will really feel like walking on the clouds. On the empty snowfield, dragging the clumsy but very smart snow shoes, stop and go, looking at the blue sky, feeling the peace and quiet of nature, the cold wind blows snow on the face, This is what winter feels like.

Icefall Ballet for the Brave: Ice Climbing

Ice climbing, as the name suggests, is a sport that uses professional tools to climb the frozen ice surface. When winter comes, the waterfall freezes into ice, forming a natural steep ice waterfall. Some people may think that ice climbing is an extreme avoidance exercise that only professional athletes can engage in, but this is not the case. In Europe and the United States, as more and more people began to join the ranks of ice climbing. With the continuous improvement of ice climbing equipment, it has become easier to get started in this sport. In Canada, ice climbing has become a popular winter fashion for many outdoor enthusiasts in recent years. Wearing the unique equipment of being cool and handsome, being in a fairy tale white world, experiencing the sensory stimulation of dopamine secretion, being calm and careful, ice climbing has the reputation of "ballet on the ice waterfall".

Of course, ice climbing is still an extreme sport, in addition to the foundation of rock climbing and good arm strength; it is best to sign up for professional ice climbing courses first. Usually, before going outdoors to climb a natural ice waterfall, novices will go to a special ice climbing practice range for training. There are ice ladders for climbing. Learning ice climbing requires mastering a variety of special skills, including knotting, using ice axes, etc.

Due to the need for professional training, most people cannot try this extreme sport. However, just watching others ice climbing is also a visual feast and a unique enjoyment: while cheering, encouraging and admiring the ice climbers, looking around, the mountains, rivers and jungles seem to have not changed with the passage of time. Change, just put on new white clothes, when the waterfall condenses into a silver ice curtain, it seems that time has stopped and everything is still.

Cross-country skiing combined with sport and sightseeing

Compared with the cross-country skiing competition in the Winter Olympics, cross-country skiing is easier and simpler, as long as you have basic skiing skills, most people can get started quickly, but the requirements for physical fitness are relatively high, and it is best to use it at ordinary times. People who have experience in climbing or running and have good leg strength. Compared with ordinary skiing, recreational cross-country skiing does not require a cable car to go up a high slope, nor does it have a fast sliding speed, so it does not require superb skiing skills, but there is a lot of walking and climbing in the process. , it is best to have some physical strength. Cross-country skiing skis are different from ordinary skis in that they are narrow and slender, lighter and more compact, making it easy to walk for a long time.

It can be said that cross-country skiing is a combination of outdoor sightseeing and skiing. Some people walk along the lake hiking route, while some people with outdoor experience prefer to explore places without ready-made ski trails. If you are going to some sparsely populated backcountry skiing, you need to prepare special equipment in order to cope with the complex terrain and climate, and have certain knowledge and orientation skills in the mountains and forests. It is not uncommon to encounter wildlife while skiing, squirrels, hares, reindeer, goats, etc., may be encountered in the wild in winter. And it is not impossible to find traces of relatively rare animals such as wolverines. Therefore, when enjoying the fun of skiing and enjoying the snow scenery, you should also pay attention to the surrounding environment and take safety measures.